Method for link quality estimation in a wireless network
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1. Method for link quality estimation in a wireless network, comprising nodes of said wireless network performing the following:
- sending packets to other nodes,monitoring all packets including data, signaling, and management packets received from other nodes located within a communication range, whether or not the nodes are the intended recipients,calculating sent-received ratios with respect to other nodes and deriving thereof a link quality towards the respective nodes, anddefining monitoring intervals and instructing other nodes located within the communication range of the defined monitoring intervals,wherein nodes receiving packets create individual receipt reports for sending nodes, said receipt reports including information about packets received from a respective sending node within the defined monitoring interval,wherein sent packets contain a packet reference, in particular a sequence number, andwherein the receipt report includes a packet loss ratio derived by a respective receiving node.
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Abstract
A method for link quality estimation in a wireless network, is characterized in that nodes of the wireless network perform the steps of sending packets to other nodes, monitoring all packets received from other nodes being located within their communication range, and calculating sent-received ratios with respect to other nodes and deriving thereof a link quality towards the respective nodes.
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1. Method for link quality estimation in a wireless network, comprising nodes of said wireless network performing the following:
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sending packets to other nodes, monitoring all packets including data, signaling, and management packets received from other nodes located within a communication range, whether or not the nodes are the intended recipients, calculating sent-received ratios with respect to other nodes and deriving thereof a link quality towards the respective nodes, and defining monitoring intervals and instructing other nodes located within the communication range of the defined monitoring intervals, wherein nodes receiving packets create individual receipt reports for sending nodes, said receipt reports including information about packets received from a respective sending node within the defined monitoring interval, wherein sent packets contain a packet reference, in particular a sequence number, and wherein the receipt report includes a packet loss ratio derived by a respective receiving node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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